| Literature DB >> 21402545 |
Ping An1, Cheryl Winkler, Li Guan, Stephen J O'Brien, Zheng Zeng.
Abstract
A recent genome-wide study showed that the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the HLA-DP region were associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Japanese and Thai persons. We tested the effects of HLA-DP SNPs for all major HBV outcomes in Han Chinese (n = 1742): HBV resistance, clearance, chronic infection, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. HLA - DPA1 rs3077 T was strongly associated with decreased risk of chronic HBV infection (odds ratio, .62; P = .001), consistent with the previous report. We showed for the first time to our knowledge that it is a predictor for HBV clearance (odds ratio, 2.41; P < .001). However, rs3077 was not associated with the development of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21402545 PMCID: PMC3068033 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiq154
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226